Find out how popular the last name Koepf is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Koepf.

Koepf, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Koepf surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Koepf in America

Koepf is the 79598th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Koepf surname appeared 239 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Koepf.

We can also compare 2010 data for Koepf to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Koepf

The surname Koepf originated from Germany, dating back to the medieval period in the 13th century. It is derived from the Middle High German word "kopf," which means "head" or "summit." This surname likely referred to a person who lived on a hilltop or a person with a distinct physical feature related to their head.

The earliest recorded instances of the name Koepf can be found in various German historical records and documents from the 13th and 14th centuries. One notable reference is in the Codex Diplomaticus Brandenburgensis, a collection of historical documents from the Margraviate of Brandenburg, where the name "Kopf" is mentioned in relation to a landowner in the year 1348.

In the 15th century, the Koepf surname appeared in various town and village records across different regions of Germany, such as Bavaria and Saxony. One notable example is Johannes Koepf, a merchant and landowner from Nuremberg, who was born in 1452 and died in 1521.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, the Koepf surname continued to spread across German-speaking regions, with some variations in spelling, including Kopf, Köpf, and Kopff. One notable individual from this period was Hans Koepf, a renowned clockmaker and inventor from Augsburg, who was born in 1572 and died in 1638.

In the 18th century, the Koepf surname gained prominence in the field of academia and literature. Johann Baptist Koepf, a German philosopher and theologian, was born in 1711 and died in 1785. He was known for his works on natural philosophy and metaphysics.

As the Koepf surname spread throughout Europe, it also found its way to other regions, such as the United States and Canada, through immigration in the 19th and 20th centuries. One notable individual from this period was Carl Koepf, a German-American artist and painter, who was born in 1854 and died in 1947. He was known for his landscapes and portraits of Native Americans.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Koepf

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Koepf.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Koepf was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Koepf has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Koepf was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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